Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [is] pay [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 However , only 10 per cent ( originally 20 per cent ) of this subscription is paid to the Bank , the remaining 90 per cent acting as a guarantee for the Bank 's lending .
2 When so much attention is paid to the vast power of multinational companies , it is perhaps wise to think of the numbers of international names that have disappeared from the scene , even during our own lifetime .
3 In some modern classical ballets too little attention is paid to the momentary holding of a pose as the focus of a picture to sum up — as it were — what has gone before .
4 Research on the participation of the public in general or clients in particular tends to centre around the form of participation involved ( inputs ) and its effect on the change agent and action systems ( processes , ‘ thruputs ’ ) , but little attention is paid to the results of participation ( outputs ) in general , and in achieving the specific goals of the activity involved .
5 High perspective achieves an almost generalized view of land which can reflect an economic bias , Little attention is paid to the ‘ content ’ of landscapes as artists give ‘ … little evidence of caring that the topography … was a representation of the needs of the people who had created it . ’
6 We rarely see the Old Testament as a whole and little attention is paid to the system of political economy which is set up under divine instruction in the Pentateuch .
7 Little attention is paid to the input side as distinct from the output side , the sensory information and feed-back which the operator is using to control what he is doing is neglected .
8 As Hamilton points out , ‘ very little attention is paid to the conflicts of interest between groups which may relate to their structural position either in an organization or in the wider society ’ ( Hamilton 1980 , p. 49 ) .
9 In addition , more attention is paid to the socioeconomic structure of farming and in particular the greater reliance of hill farming on government and EEC grant aid and subsidies .
10 If that sum is paid to the beneficiary he will be entitled to a tax credit of £32.50 , ie the £25 credit which must be paid to him plus the £7.50 additional rate .
11 Any surplus is paid to the defendant — unless the under sheriff knows of other writs of fi .
12 The vendor should ensure that the sale agreement provides that the purchaser is obliged to pay that part of the price that is not disputed as soon as possible and that interest is paid on the additional amount if any that the purchaser is subsequently required to pay .
13 For example , if Newco issues deep discount securities under Sch 4 TA 1988 , no or little interest is paid to the lender , but when they are redeemed the discount element becomes payable ( representing , effectively , rolled-up interest ) .
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